Events

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)

An explorer (Richard Chamberlain), his archaeologist girlfriend (Sharon Stone), and a Zulu warrior (James Earl Jones) find a jungle city. Commissioned by MoonLitTear (5-4-22). Release date: January 30, 1987 (USA) Director: Gary Nelson Starring: Richard Chamberlain; Sharon Stone; James Earl Jones; Henry Silva; Robert Donner Music by: Michael Linn Adapted...

Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

In this sci-fi/fantasy sequel, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) has become an elderly man after losing his immortality. Living in a bleak future where the world is protected from solar radiation by a massive shield, MacLeod regains his youth when he kills two assassins from his home planet. This results in...

Hackers (1995)

A teenage hacker finds himself framed for the theft of millions of dollars from a major corporation. Master hacker Dade Murphy, aka Zero Cool, aka Crash Override, has been banned from touching a keyboard for seven years after crashing over 1,500 Wall Street computers at the age of 11. Now...

Police Academy (1984)

When the mayor of a crime-ridden city loosens the restrictions on entering the police academy in order to get more cops on the street, all manner of oddball characters enlist to join the force. Among the cadets are suave Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), hulking Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith), beautiful Karen...

Bad Boys (1983)

Teen delinquent Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) is sent to juvenile hall after unintentionally killing the younger sibling of a rival gang leader, Paco Moreno (Esai Morales), in a drug-deal con gone wrong. Prison life proves even more brutal than the streets when Mick is forced to face off against reigning...

Apocalypse Now (1979)

In Vietnam in 1970, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey upriver to find and terminate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a once-promising officer who has reportedly gone completely mad. In the company of a Navy patrol boat filled with street-smart kids, a surfing-obsessed Air Cavalry officer...

No Way Out (1987)

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner) meets a young woman, Susan Atwell (Sean Young), and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice (Gene Hackman), is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in...

Hellraiser (1987)

Sexual deviant Frank (Sean Chapman) inadvertently opens a portal to hell when he tinkers with a box he bought while abroad. The act unleashes gruesome beings called Cenobites, who tear Frank's body apart. When Frank's brother (Andrew Robinson) and his wife, Julia (Clare Higgins), move into Frank's old house, they...

Major Payne (1995)

Maj. Benson Payne (Damon Wayans) lives, breathes and sleeps war. But after being honorably discharged from the Marines due to a lack of wars, Payne, the natural-born killer, has absolutely no idea how to cope in everyday civilian life. Fortunately, before he completely breaks down, Payne finds his way back...

The Long Good Friday (1980)

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series...

History of the World: Part I (1981)

Human history is traced through a series of vignettes, beginning with cavemen awestruck by their own magnificence. Then Moses (Mel Brooks) receives the tablets containing the "15" commandments, and Emperor Nero (Dom DeLuise) presides over a madcap Rome with his wife, Nympho (Madeline Kahn). Jumping ahead, the Spanish Inquisition softens...

The Warriors (1979)

The Warriors is a 1979 American action crime thriller film directed by Walter Hill. Based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name, it was released in the United States in February 1979. Commissioned by Carlos M. (9/1/2022). Release date: February 9, 1979 (USA) Director: Walter Hill Adapted from:...

Sneakers (1992)

Sneakers is a 1992 American thriller film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, written by Robinson, Walter Parkes, and Lawrence Lasker, and starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, and David Strathairn; the film was released by Universal Pictures. Commissioned by Leigh H (9/11/22). Release...

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name. Commissioned by Matthew C (9/2/22). Release date: March 24, 1972 (USA) Director: Francis Ford Coppola Producer: Albert S. Ruddy Nominations:...

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Stephen King's tales follow a cat into a smokers clinic, onto a penthouse ledge, and into a girl's (Drew Barrymore) bedroom. Commissioned by Adam T. (9/16/22) Release date: April 12, 1985 (USA) Director: Lewis Teague Adapted from: Quitters, Inc., The Ledge, The General Screenplay: Stephen King Budget: 7 million USD...

Bowfinger (1999)

Bowfinger is a 1999 American satirical buddy comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The film depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the movie. Commissioned by Jose V. (9/16/22). Initial release:...

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

Peggy Sue Got Married is a 1986 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of a divorce who finds herself transported back to the days of her senior year in high school in 1960. Commissioned by Jen Luv (9/16/22)...

Young Guns II (1990)

Young Guns II is a 1990 American Western film and a sequel to Young Guns. It stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Christian Slater, and features William Petersen as Pat Garrett. It was written by John Fusco and directed by Geoff Murphy. Commissioned by Kelly B. (9/16/22)...

The Blood of Heroes (1989)

The Salute of the Jugger is a 1989 Australian-American post-apocalyptic film written and directed by David Webb Peoples, produced by Charles Roven, and starring Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film has inspired the creation of the sport Jugger. Commissioned by Jeff G (9/16/23) Release date: February 23,...

The Quick and the Dead (1995)

The Quick and the Dead is a 1995 American revisionist Western film directed by Sam Raimi, and starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. The screenplay was written by Simon Moore but includes contributions from Joss Whedon. Commissioned by Edwin C (9/17/22). Release date: February 10, 1995...